In the capital of Naypyidaw, roads were buckled by the force of the tremors and chunks of ceilings fell from buildings, Agence France-Presse reported. Residents told RFA Burmese that many buildings in the area, including monasteries, had been destroyed.
“The state will make inquiries on the situation quickly and conduct rescue operations along with providing humanitarian aid,” the junta said in a statement.
In video footage from AFP, junta spokesman Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun said, “We want the international community to give humanitarian aid as soon as possible.”
Myanmar’s diplomatic isolation since the 2021 coup may complicate the international response to the disaster, but in Washington, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be helping.
“It’s terrible what’s happened. We have already spoken to the country,” he told reporters without providing further details.
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Hundreds of injured are taken to the hospital in Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw, where the wounded are treated outside following damage sustained to the building in the deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
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Bangkok building collapses from earthquake in central Myanmar
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 150 people.
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Thai rescuers are seeking to free 81 people still trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in the Thai capital Bangkok after a strong earthquake, a deputy prime minister said on Friday.
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Social media posts from Mandalay showed collapsed buildings and debris strewn across streets. One resident confirmed with RFA that the city’s iconic Ava bridge had collapsed.
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The moment water spilled over the side of a hotel building in Bangkok, Thailand, after a powerful earthquake struck neighboring Myanmar.
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🚨 The magnitude 7.7 earthquake at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) was centered near Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was followed minutes later by an aftershock of 6.4 magnitude.
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Sum Sok Ry, a senior editor with RFA’s Khmer language service, remembers the morning when Khmer Rouge soldiers entered Phnom Penh. Dressed in short pants and a short-sleeved shirt, he stood in front of the doorway to his family home, waving as the soldiers went by.
There was a sense that the country’s civil war, which had raged for more than eight years and in which the United States had sided against the Khmer Rouge with a massive bombing campaign, was finally over.
“I remember it was one of the hottest days of the year, and it was Khmer New Year,” Sok Ry said.
Just hours later, they were ordered out of the city.
(Due to uncertainty over RFA funding, we are publishing this special report marking 50 years since the Khmer Rouge capture of Cambodia’s capital ahead of the actual anniversary, which falls on April 17.)
Ye Kaung Myint Maung, a journalist for RFA Burmese, has dedicated years to reporting on Myanmar and remains committed to uncovering the truth.
“Journalism doesn’t stop. The truth doesn’t disappear,” he said.
On March 15, the federal grant agreement that makes it possible for RFA to operate in Asia and globally was abruptly canceled. RFA filed a lawsuit on March 27 to restore the funding mandated by Congress. We thank all of you for your support for RFA and its mission.
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Truong Son, the director of our Vietnamese service, has not been able to return home since he began working at RFA. For him, this is not only a job but also a duty.
“We bear the responsibility to tell the truth and break the censorship and propaganda the Vietnamese authorities impose on the entire society,” he said, adding that some people have been imprisoned in Vietnam for writing for RFA.
Losing RFA would mean the communist regime in Vietnam gains total control over information for 100 million people, he said.
On March 15, the federal grant agreement that makes it possible for RFA to operate in Asia and globally was abruptly canceled. We thank all of you for your support for RFA and its mission.
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Taiwan groups stage a "Winnie the Pooh" street show, drawing attention to China's influence on the first anniversary of Article 23 in Hong Kong, RFA Cantonese reports.
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Win Ei San arrived in the U.S. as a refugee and has been working as a graphic designer for RFA Burmese for a year and a half.
“I have learned so many things in such a short time,” said San, who has worked on projects related to the ongoing civil war in Myanmar and its casualties.
“I have so much more I want to do.”
On March 15, the federal grant agreement that makes it possible for RFA to operate in Asia and globally was abruptly canceled. We thank all of you for your support for RFA and its mission.
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